fort monroe

BDE CDR / CSM IET
CONFERENCE

DS SCHOOL POI UPDATE

PURPOSE

PROVIDE AN OVERVIEW OF
MOST RECENT DSS POI
INITIATIVES AND THE
TRANSFORMATION OF DS
TRAINING IN SUPPORT OF THE
FUTURE FORCE SOLDIER

AGENDA

> CURRENT DSS POI INITIATIVES
(FY 03)

> FUTURE DSS POI - TRAINING DS'
FOR AN ARMY AT WAR

INITIATIVES DURING FY 03

IMPLEMENTED MORE HANDS ON TRAINING
BY ADDING 72hrs of RIGHT SEAT TIME
(total 98 hrs)

ELIMINATED THE REQUIREMENT
TO QUALIFY WITH M-16A2

RECORD APFT FOR GRADUATION CHANGED
FROM 225 WITH 70 POINTS IN EACH EVENT
TO 210 WITH 70 EACH EVENT

ASSESSMENT OF CHANGES

>RIGHT SEAT TIME:

> GREAT REVIEWS FROM THE DSC's

> OPPORTUNITY TO SEE REALITY,
(THE VISUAL AID) DRILL SERGEANTS
CONDUCTING DAILY BUSINESS WITH
SOLDIERS

> NEED TO GO TO FULL DAY,

INSTEAD OF HALF DAY ON GROUPING,
ZEROING, AND DOWN RANGE FEEDBACK
RANGES

ASSESSMENT OF CHANGES

cont.

> MARKSMANSHIP:

>DS's / DSC'S WANT TO QUALIFY
WITH THEIR WEAPON

> FINAL APFT:

>LESS THAN 4% SCORED LESS
THAN 240 ON THEIR FINAL APFT

STANDARDIZED PHYSICAL TRAINING

> PHYSICAL FITNESS SCHOOL CERTIFIED ALL
TEN DSSs IN NOV / DEC 2003

> IMPLEMENTED STANDARDIZED PHYSICAL
TRAINING INTO THE TEN DSS'S JAN 04

> DSL's & DSC's LIKE THE NEW STANDARDIZED
PHYSICAL TRAINING ESPECIALLY :

> THE DESIGN

> FOCUS ON TOTAL BODY IMPROVEMENT.

CLASS 03/04 2003

CLASS 32003 APFT AVERAGE

Initial APFT

FINAL

APFT

%

248

272

9.68

CLASS 3 2004 APFT AVERAGE

Initial APFT

FINAL

APFT

%

237

270

13.92

v/s 03/04 2004 APFT

CLASS 42003 APFT AVERAGE

Initial APFT

FINAL

APFT

%

244

270

10.66

CLASS 42004 APFT AVERAGE

Initial APFT

FINAL

APFT

%

241

275

14.11

PSS FOR AN ARMY AT

WAR

> DSSs MUST TRANSFORM TRAINING
METHODS AND TASKS TO SUPPORT THE
FUTURE FORCE SOLDIER AND AN ARMY
AT WAR

> DS's HAVE TO BE CONFIDENT AND
COMPETENT IN ALL CORE WARRIOR
TASKS

> DSs NEED TO HAVE THE MENTAL /
PHYSICAL SKILLS TO TRAIN OUR

QHI niFRQ TO Fini-IT AMn QIIRX/IWF IN

MISSION ANALYSIS

OUR ASSESSMENT OF THE CRITICAL TASKS
REQUIRED TO MOLD A FULLY QUALIFIED DS
CAPABLE OF DEVELOPING THE WARRIOR
SOLDIER REQUIRES 10 WEEKS OF
TRAINING BY INCREASING THE POI HRS IN
THE FOLLOWING AREAS:

TACTICAL TRAINING
WEAPONS TRAINING
COMBATIVES

METHODS OF INSTRUCTION

256.4 HRS
85.5 HRS
29.0 HRS
18.8 HRS

POI COMPARISON

CURRENT

PROPOSED

ADMIN TIME

SPT

20 %

ADMIN TIME
2%

GENERAL

TACTICAL

TRAINING

42%

7%

OBJECTIVES

>DS's WILL HAVE MASTERED EVERY
SKILL REQUIRED OF A SOLDIER IN BCT.

>WILL BECOME AN EFFECTIVE TRAINER
IN APPLYING THE EXPERIMENTAL
TRAINING METHODOLOGY.

> KNOWLEDGEABLE WITH CURRENT
WEAPON SYSTEMS AND TACTICAL
TRAINING.

OBJECTIVES cont

> CERTIFIED IN SURVIVAL SKILLS FOR
COMBAT

> INCREASING RIGOR EQUATES TO
INCREASE IN WARRIOR ETHOS

> QUALITY NCOS SELECTED AND
WARRIOR DS's GRADUATING

PSS POI PROPOSED CHANGES

> IMPLEMENT BRM STRATEGY WITH EST 2000

> QUALIFY WITH M16A2 (PERIODS 1 THRU 15)

> MOUNT & DISMOUNT AN/PAQ-4 ON M-16

> ENGAGE & ZERO TARGETS WITH AN/PAQ 4
W/M-16

> MASTER TRAINER ON ALL 9 WARRIOR DRILLS
AND THE 40 WARRIOR TASKS

> IMPLEMENT UNARMED COMBAT SKILL LEVEL

DSS POI PROPOSED CHANGES

cont.

> ADD M2, MK19, M240B, AND M16A4

> VOICE COMMUNICATIONS (SITREP, SPOTREP,
CALL FOR FIRE, & MEDEVAC) & SIGNALING
TECHNIQUES

> URBAN & CONVOY OPERATIONS

> QUALIFY ON THE GRENADE COURSE

> ADVANCED MEDICAL TRAINING

> SUCCESSFULLY COMPLETE ALL OBSTACLE,

CONFIDENCE TOWER, AND CONDITIONING
rmiPQFQ

END STATE

FUTURE DRILL SERGEANTS WILL BE:

>HIGHLY CAPABLE INSTRUCTORS
EMPLOYING THE EXPERIENTIAL
LEARNING METHODOLOGIES FOCUSED
ON DEVELOPING SOLDIERS THAT ARE:

> SELF DISCIPLINED

> MENTALLY AGILE

> PHYSICALLY FIT

> MENTALLY TOUGH

> CAPABLE OF MEETING DEMANDS OF CURRENT

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